ATKINS - A 38-year-old male complainant reported to Pope County Sheriff's Lt. Ray Caldwell an unknown or unknown persons allegedly stole approximately $1,950 in equipment and tools from the office of a closed hog farm on Murdock Road.

According to a report, the complainant stated the owners of the farm moved to Utah and everything appeared to be normal at the hog farm on Feb. 11. He discovered on the morning of Feb. 12 that the office area had been entered, as well as a tool shed behind the farm office. Entry was gained off of Murdock Road by dropping a driveway cable. A vehicle had been backed up to the door of the office, the report indicated.

Among the DWI arrests made Sunday morning by Russellville were 31-year-old and 30-year-old men after they were stopped for moving violations or in relation to an motor vehicle accident.

According to a report, the 31-year-old Russellville man was standing near his Chevrolet pickup truck in a ditch near East I Street and Ithaca Avenue. Officer Zach Carpenter asked how much the man had to drink, and the driver responded, "yes, a little bit. I am a little bit drunk, my friend." He went on to say he had consumed about four or five beers more than an hour before the accident.

The report indicated after failing field sobriety tests, the driver was placed in custody and taken to the police station for a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) test, which gave a result of .12 percent. A portable breathalyzer (PBT) test at the scene gave a result of .10 percent.

Officer Michael Stevens arrested a 30-year-old Russellville man about an hour later Sunday morning at University and Mobile avenues after the man's vehicle was observed driving on the shoulder twice. According to a separate report, the driver stated he had a few drinks.

After failing field sobriety tests, a BAC test at the police station yielded a result of .23 percent. The driver requested a second test, which resulted in .21 percent, and was transported to the Pope County Detention Center.

Student questioned

Pope County Sheriff Jay Winters said Tuesday a Hector Public Schools student was interviewed by Criminal Investigation Division Lt. Ray Caldwell and later by juvenile authorities after an alleged threat was reported to the sheriff's office.

Winters said last week a report of an alleged threatening note given to a female student was investigated and turned out to be a hoax. An investigation began after a parent reported that his daughter was given a threatening note from a student. The sheriff pointed out the person indicated in the initial report did not write the note. Another person wrote it as a joke, Winters added, saying the hoax was discussed with school officials, who concluded there was no threat.

Threatening letter

DARDANELLE - The assistant principal of Dardanelle High School reported to Sgt. Larry Rogers that an anonymous letter was received Feb. 10, according to a report.

The envelope had no return address and was written on plain white letter 212E paper, the report indicated. The letter read: "Heed my warning ... Do not have any dances or proms ... or ya'll will not live to see daylight."

The report stated the letter and envelope were taken into evidence by the sergeant. The police department continues to investigate the incident.